Check points with soldiers will be set up across Thailand's capital Bangkok on Tuesday night in a bid to ensure security after the capital had been tremendously hit by scattered rioting due to the anti-government rallies over the previous two days, April 12-13, a Thai military officer told Xinhua.
A large number of soldiers will be deployed for a purpose of checking passers-by and street patrol across Bangkok?and will cooperate with police aiming to fully restore peace and stability as quickly as possible, said Thai Army spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd.
The Thai government's latest move is based on the fact that there were approximately 500 anti-government protesters having remained at Sanam Luang (Royal Field) square in central Bangkok at press time, said Sansern.
Also, in a major northern province of Chiang Mai a group of the red-shirted people were gathering in the city and were reportedly planning to travel to stage a rally in Bangkok, Sansern said.
Chiang Mai authorities were convincing them for not to travel to Bangkok to protest since the mass anti-government protest in Bangkok had ended, the spokesman said.
"Hence, the security men in Bangkok will continue working to ensure security for the public," said Sansern during a telephone interview.
(Xinhua News Agency April 14, 2009)
